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Country around Hysham is a rural area of about 750 people in Treasure County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 71 miles from Billings, MT and 444 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $227k and rent runs about $850 a month.
750people
$227kTypical home
$850/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
37"Snow
225Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 750 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 444 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 71 mi to Billings, MT
- 71 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $227k (≈$1,431/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to BIL airport
- 445 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,114 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 68 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Montana districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Treasure County: R+70 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.